ARSÈNE

PRE-ORDER NOW 🟡🔵 "Voices From Ukraine" is being re-edited with a limited amount of new copies! Price: 100PLN / 25EUR Free shipping in Poland DM to place your order. "Voices From Ukraine" is a collective portrait of young Ukrainians during wartime, focusing on youth, resistance and resilience. The book consists of four stories in which the protagonists share their thoughts and feelings since the full-scale russ1an invasion changed their lives forever. From the countryside to Lviv and Kyiv, this book gives you the opportunity to learn more about the struggles of young Ukrainians, about life during wartime Ukraine and about the importance of solidarity. Support independent photojournalism and support Ukraine's fight for freedom 🇺🇦

TQ for TQ: Too Queer for Tourniquets, is an interactive installation and documentation introducing tactical first aid knowledge and practice to the queer community. The installation consists in a text written in the form of a commentary on the reappropriation of military knowledge and a diary exploring ARSÈNE'S experience navigating their activism in Ukraine since the full-scale russian invasion as well as their conscription as a combat medic during their military service in Switzerland. The audience is invited to engage with the instruction sheets and tourniquets available to explore the practice of self-teaching and community skill crafting. A video documents this exercise as two participants attempt to create an instruction guide with the help of ARSÈNE. In the confusion, failures and success portrayed honestly on the screen, the audience is guided in their attempt to manipulate a tourniquet while able to draw inspiration from this organic moment of skill sharing and discovery. The installation was presented on June 8 at @pawilon_poznan in the context of the event "What can the East offer to the West?" closing the program of the same title established by @s_a_damczak during his residency at Pawilon.

SHOWREEL 2024  From Ukraine's underground tattoo scene to humanitarian convoys to Kherson and fiction takes, find here a compilation of my ongoing projects of the past two years filming in Ukraine since the full-scale ru--ian invasion started. Follow my work on Patreon and find the showreel on Youtube, link in bio. A huge thank you to all friends who contributed from near or afar: @yulia.petliukh @olhatsybulska @dima.dimadima @na_vi_shcho @jonasz_ch @clockwork_orange11 @delux_upgrade @prvprln @anabarva @regindimassss @winowkartonie @gafa_tatu @galas.wwa

STOP THE BLEED ❌ Last week we delivered our first training with newly formed @tacticaid group, in the form of a combined introduction to Survival/Basic First Aid. On 16-17 May we will bring our knowledge to London for two intensive Basic First Aid/Stop the Bleed trainings with @wolf_pack_ldn Why train even though we are not professionals? Because we believe it is our responsibility to do so. In light of everlasting geopolitical instability, natural disasters and social distress, building resilient communities and societies is a necessity. Basic First Aid skills are scarce among people and we want to change that by passing on our knowledge to the widest audience possible. I'm proud to join my friends and colleagues @maxvonmad & @egor_xgohx_ in this daring adventure. Don't wait any further - join our Discord community and contact us to organise a training. Keep yourself and your community safe 🖤

"Voices From Ukraine" is a collective portrait of young Ukrainians during wartime, focusing on youth, resistance and resilience. The self-published book by ARSÈNE consists of four stories in which the protagonists share their thoughts and feelings since the full-scale russian invasion changed their lives forever. From the countryside to Lviv and Kyiv, this book gives you the opportunity to learn more about the struggles of young Ukrainians, life during wartime in Ukraine, and the importance of solidarity." @vurstovic The preorder for the printed version of Voices from Ukraine started yesterday. Please DM the author or send an email to [email protected]

Part of our conversation with @jake_hanrahan for @popular.front on Swiss military service, why talking to shit people actually matters and why defending your community matters even more. Listen to the full podcast episode on Popular Front's Patreon.

Spent another 3 weeks in the Swiss military🇨🇭 I'm gonna write a book soon about how insane this army experience has been so far. From my own reality of the war in Ukraine to playing soldiers in the mountains with a group of conscripted boys, I've seen a lot of weird things. What stuck with me this time is how cool shooting a light machine gun is, how cold gets really cold when you're exposed for entire days at -10 and how the military is essentially a bunch of horny teenagers running around with live ammunition.

Another car, another ride, another successful delivery for our friends @kharkiv_hardcore fighting hard on the frontline 🇺🇦 Let's hope this beast rides as long as possible to help our fighters repell the never ending ruzzian aggressions. Times are getting worse and Ukrainians need donations, weapons and humanitarian aid now more than ever. The car was prepared by @xvx.tacticaid , painted by @ezomaciek and driven by @xromeckix and myself from Warsaw all the way to Kharkiv. The city stands strong even though it is only 30km away from ruzzian positions and being shelled constantly. 1. A blurry but proud picture taken as we handed the car over to our friends. Worldwide solidarity is not an option but a must in these atrocious times. 2. Entering Ukraine. 3-4-5. Painting process. 6. Entering Kharkiv. 7. 30km on the map seems even closer than it feels. 8. Shelter at the small Lubny train station. 9. Air raid siren as we ride back with the train at night. 10. Ruzzian drone 3d printed. 11. A routine tribute visit on Maidan square. 12. Ruzzian first aid leaflet which definitely didn't help... 13. Helping @solidaritycollectives with micrologistics for their upcoming humanitarian trip. 14. Train back to Warszawa. 15. Enjoying Ukrainian culture and rest with my dear friends in Kyiv. 16. Coming back to the already grey Warszawa.

1345 км від Варшави до Херсона. Але цього вечора Херсон був поруч. Свої відео нотатки з поїздок 2023-2024-2025 показала @olia_mykhailiuk : Я змонтувала це відео спеціально до зустрічі в @ukrainskidom На мапі ми бачимо, що лінія фронту на Херсонщині не змінилася з моменту деокупації, але ворог все ретельніше обстрілює Херсон дронами і артилерією. Завдяки підтримці @irf_ukraine маю можливість відвідувати Херсон, спілкуватися з його мешканцями, бачити все на власні очі, знімати і ділитися з вами. Показ продовжився дискусією. До нашого клубу долучилися нові учасники. Цього разу швейцарський митець @vurstovic , що мешкає у Варшаві, але не раз бував в Україні, зокрема у Херсоні. Свої мистецькі практики, як і АртПоле, він сполучає з волонтерськими, також має досвід як військовий медик. Говорили не лише про людей, а і про тварин та рослини, адже на всіх впливає війна. Дізналися дещо про проєкти фундації @ziemniaki_i , що поєднує ecology, craft, landscape, education і також працює з українськими митцями. Іва Колодзєйска, антропологиня та біологиня, нещодавно повернулася з України, розповіла про нові рослини ботсаду Гришка - теж з Херсона, про евакуацію рослин, про нові екосистеми, які утворюються через війну. Викладач Варшавської політехніки Кирило Жарковський привідкрив питання, які зараз гаряче обговорюються варшавськими урбаністами: Чи нові станції метро будуватимуться з урахуванням того, що вони мають служити і бомбосховищами? Чи з’являться найближчим часом укриття в школах і лікарнях? Чи стане аеропорт Шопена невдовзі військовим? І хоч дискусія цього разу тривала більше трьох годин, навіть цього виявилося недостатньо. Говорили і після. І на наступний день – на Українському радіо – ціла програма @jana_wino , словом якої був «краєвид», була присвячена нашому півдню. Ходили з @hotpepperlookatme до того місця у Варшаві, куди звозили залишки зруйнованих в Другу світову будинків. Зараз тут парк - дерева і червоний виноград. Говорили про tiny forest - pocket forest - mini forest, який може створити кожен з нас. І потім знову повернулися до Українського дому, аби запланувати наступну зустріч. Було складно, Було натхненно, Було щиро … і далі буде 🍁❣️

CLOSED - WE FUNDRAISED 580EUR - THANK YOU!!! ✨ DONATE! I take PAYPAL, BLIK & TWINT. I'm joining the fundraiser of @prystrasnepalke to buy a pickup truck for the 144th Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, defending us in the Kupiansk direction. The guys are in urgent need of a new vehicle to keep performing their missions and repell the russian invaders. Supporting Ukraine means supporting its soldiers, donate to help them fight against russian fasc1sm. Total goal: 6300 EUR PAYPAL link in bio DM for BLIK & TWINT numbers Thank you for sharing the fundraiser and for your donations!

Thank you @galas.wwa for the opportunity to lead a workshop on First Aid in Times of Crisis! Since a year I have been willing to launch such an initiative, to bring knowledge of care and resistance to communities, and what a pleasure to do it at another beautiful and successful Галас event 🤍 Thank you to all participants who joined the workshop and the whole event, in total 2260PLN were fundraised for @aid_x_10 's actions in Ukraine. Much love to all the friends, friends of friends and new people who keep this community going 🫂 Hopefully, I will be able to deliver more workshops on keeping eachother safe and expand to reach as many communities as possible! ⛑️ 📸 @motolyanets

If you are curious about first aid or want to refresh your skills in a world that’s constantly changing, then we have good news for you! Join us for a 2-hour workshop led by ARSÈNE — a Swiss army hospitaller and humanitarian activist in Ukraine. Learn practical first aid tools tailored for everyday life, crisis situations, and mass casualty scenarios. 🔹 Max 10 participants 🔹 In English 🔹 Wear comfy clothes (it might get a bit messy!) 🔹 Commitment to full 2h required ✍️ Register via the link in bio! K-BAR POWIŚLE OCT 5 | 16:00–18:00 DONATION BASED ENTRY: FROM 30 PLN WORKSHOP PARTICIPATION IS INCLUDED IN THE ENTRANCE PRICE